How can I set IPs to computers in my lab to ease access to it


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What??

So they don't have IPs now?

Why don't you juts access them via their names?

If you could give some more info, it would be easier for us to help you.

Hello

How can I give IPs to computers in my lab so I can ease access to them?

we need a little bit more information on your network setup and what you want to achive.

For example, you may have a router and want to give each machine on your local network an ip accessible by people out side of your network.

or you just want to be able to give one computer IP address 192.168.1.100 and it not change every time you reboot.

Hi

Sorry for being late.

Sorry for not giving more info.

Please I am having 20 computers in my lab; 4 are connected to internet while the other 16 are not connected to internet; I am the one who is using the lab and no other users using these 20 computers.

4 computers are using windows 7 64x and the other 16 computers running Windows XP 32x.

on the 16 computers I've run the network setup wizard and I can see each one of the 16 computers from the 4 computers as fine.

I am sharing files between the two groups using FTP.

I do not set to any of the 16 computers, so no monitor, no keyboard or mouse; but only using windows remotely desktop or teamviewer.

The problem I've is that I've gave names to these computers like (lab-pc1; lab-pc2; ...etc).

Now I want to make each one of these 16 computers has a permanent default IP so if I restart my router to always still has this IP.

Sorry for bothering you with these details but this is the exact situation.

"Now I want to make each one of these 16 computers has a permanent default IP so if I restart my router to always still has this IP."

You can do that 2 different ways, the above setting a static IP on each machine. Or other option is at your dhcp server, be it your router or some other box if your routers dhcp server does not allow for reservations. Just set a reservation for the machines - which is on their mac address.

dhcp reservations can sometimes be called static dhcp as well. You use the mac address of each machines network card, so that the dhcp server always gives that box the same IP, and even if that box is not using the lease - it will hold that lease until that specific mac address asks for a lease.

This is better way than settings specific static, because you can make changes in say what dns serves to use, what gateway, any of the dhcp options you might want to use can be changed. And then once the lease renews, or the box reboots it will get these updated options.

Vs if you set the IP on the machine itself, and you now want these machines to use a different dns, you have to go touch each machine vs just changing it in your dhcp scope.

Hello,

Honestly I do not know a lot about such terms and dhcp in particular.

For me I am afraid to play or mess with my router settings.

I think adding an IP by hand will fit and do the job because I will not change it later on.

Just set once and forget.

I am setup XP and everything needed then do an image to use it later on and lable each computer with its IP using a yellow sticker on the CPU.

I know it may look silly :(

now when I access it remotely i can use computer name or IP and I will make it similar as possible.

thanks

What exactly do you do with this lab, if you don't even know what the term dhcp is?

And you're too scared to even look to see if your router supports dhcp reservations?

What does this LAB do?? You sure and the hell can not be in the IT field?

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Some of these questions make my head just...Just sayin! lol

If you put the sticker on it might get a bit hot :-p What are the current set up on the current PC's...Post an ipconfig /all on here and we can start to build up a picture of whats going on...

Some of these questions make my head just...Just sayin! lol

If you put the sticker on it might get a bit hot :-p What are the current set up on the current PC's...Post an ipconfig /all on here and we can start to build up a picture of whats going on...

All I did was to install operating system windows xp sp3 on all 16 machines and then by hand run the network wizrd on each machine.

Then I tested that I can access remotely each computer.

That is all of what I did.

Please do not be angry or yeild on me if I asked where can I find the ipconfig/all file to post here :(

All I did was to install operating system windows xp sp3 on all 16 machines and then by hand run the network wizrd on each machine.

Then I tested that I can access remotely each computer.

That is all of what I did.

Please do not be angry or yeild on me if I asked where can I find the ipconfig/all file to post here :(

IPConfig /all is a command you enter in the command prompt. (start > run > 'cmd' > enter)

What kind of router do you have? It would appear that PC has two network adapters? It LOOKS like you MAYBE could use anything in the 192.168.1.xxx range. Depending on what is already in use. Set the same Network Mask and Gateway and check which addreses are not in use already IF they are statically assigned.

So where is the IT guy?? Come on there has to be someone in this company that knows something about computers. You can not be the computer guy for the company?? Come on your encode shows to computers -- you can not be the go to computer/network guy?? Come on?

Yeah there are 2 interfaces on that screenshot, one getting an IP from dhcp server (your router I would guess 192.168.0.1 since its also your gateway and your dns - typical home router setup) 24 hour lease. The other interface is plugged in, but only has a APIPA address, ie RANDOM ip windows gives itself when connected to network and set for dhcp and no dhcp server answers.

You can not be using that interface?? Well you could, but it would be asinine to be using APIPA for networking. That is designed for billy bob the home user to be able to plug in computers to a switch and use tcp/ip without any dhcp server. You can not do anything with it, you can not get to the internet with it, you can just to other machines connected to the same switch or for that matter connected together with a cable.

Keep in mind that I don't think anyone is angry here, I for sure am not - if I sound like it, it is because I can not believe that companies operate in this mode?? Where is the IT guy? You clearly are not it, I applaud you for doing as much as your doing. If it is anything that bugs me, its how companies think they can operate like this?? You are clearly in a company doing TECH ****!!! Encoding video's etc.. Moving files across a network from one computer to another, etc. And you don't have a TECH IT GUY??? Come on WTF??

Maybe you should tell your boss to hire one?? Or maybe bring in a consultant for a short period to get you up and running where you need to be. And set it up so it can be managed by someone that is not IT, and have someone to call when you have questions, etc. Where are you located, I could come in on a Sat.. and Fix you all up. And make some serious suggestions on how to improve your network, etc.

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Thanks a lot for your reply.

Yes you are right that I am not any IT Guy ... I wish if I would be.

The company right now has two guys which are me and another one is almos the same level as I am in IT.

We are the owner and we try to make something and find our place under the sun.

We are not professional and we try to minimize expenses as possible because we are very small budget.

You will not believe the amount of money we get for our contracts from local tv channels for such a thing.

But so far we are doing progress and learning in the same time.

I do appreciate all the time everyone here spent to reply to my threads and how thankful I am for all of you.

I understand that I look like someone from the cave who is not working in a professional way but you know life is not always as you like.

Sometimes me and my friend spent abbout 15 hours directly to finish all the queue TV Shows.

I will take a snap shot for my local lab (by the way it is not a lab as you may imagine but it is a small room has a lot of computers arranged manually and not in a rack.

Regarding an IT guy, it is very expensive here in Egypt to achieve such a job.

I imagine what you are talking about some might call it an IT Suite or computer room. The "rack" that you speak of would probably be the Servers.

Presumably these computers are attached to some sort of switch. Can you draw it out on Pen and Paper and post a scanned image of how it is set up so far. Then we can gauge what is going on...

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